{"id":77838,"date":"2025-01-01T16:30:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T15:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roofingtoday.co.uk\/?post_type=article-author&#038;p=77838"},"modified":"2026-09-23T11:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:39:11","slug":"nick-lane","status":"publish","type":"article-author","link":"https:\/\/roofingtoday.co.uk\/us\/writers\/nick-lane\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Lane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Our front-end template -->\n<section\n    id=\"writer-content-block_8e957c1795e1a374e07abfdd64c6b336\" \n    class=\"writer-content \"\n>\n    <div class=\"site-container\">\n                    <div class=\"header-container\" data-aos=\"fade-in\">\n                <h1>Our Writers<\/h1>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/roofingtoday.co.uk\/us\/writers\/\" class=\"btn btn--blue\">\n                Return to All\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\" fill=\"none\">\n                <path d=\"M5 14.1667L9.16667 10L5 5.83334\" stroke=\"#9DBFED\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n                <path d=\"M10.834 14.1667L15.0007 10L10.834 5.83334\" stroke=\"#9DBFED\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n                <\/svg>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"writer-container\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/roofingtoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nick-Lane-TaperedPlus-2026.webp\" alt=\"Nick Lane\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n                                <div class=\"writer-info\">\n                    <h2 data-aos=\"fade-in\">Nick Lane<\/h2>\n                                            <div class=\"text\" data-aos=\"fade-in\">\n                            <p><strong>Nick Lane<\/strong>, Head of Design &amp; Technical at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.taperedplus.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TaperedPlus<\/a>, contributes his expert guidance on product data, industry legislation, and best practices for commercial flat roof insulation. 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